Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Generate 300MW Solar Energy
The Ethiopian Electric Power headed by Engineer Azeb Asnake signed on Oct.14 a Memorandum of Understanding with a US-based company Green Technology Africa Inc. to generate 300 megawatts of solar...
View ArticleThe Great Ethiopian Famine of 1984 Remembered
Famine in Ethiopia is a topic that horrifies me. Over the years, I have written long commentaries on the subject often challenging with incontrovertible facts the fabricated and false claims of the...
View ArticleHalloween 5Km Night Run & Fun in Carrick
Carrick-on-Shannon businesswoman Adeline Galligan is urging runners, joggers and walkers to put their "best foot forward" and sign up to the Halloween 5Km Night Run & Fun which will take place on...
View ArticleAmbassador Teshome presents credentials to President of Estonia - Monday, 27...
Ambassador Teshome Toga presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, on Wednesday, last week . He said his appointment would strengthen the already...
View ArticleEthiopia: Chemin De Fer
The steel track, or chemin de fer, is one of the oldest modes of surface transport ever introduced in Africa, in general, and, in Ethiopia, in particular, the centenary of which we are about to...
View ArticleUN chief criticizes restrictions on Ebola health workers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday praised the "selfless" efforts of health workers in Ebola-hit countries Monday, and criticised quarantine restrictions put on those returning home. Ban's comments came...
View ArticleMiddle East investment increasing - Monday, 27 October 2014 09:06
Addis Ababa, 27 October 2014 - Investment flow from Middle East countries has increased over the past four years, the Ethiopian Investment Commission said. Middle East FDI which was low before the...
View ArticleWinifred Haun and Fused Muse explore environmental themes in 'Breaking Ice'
Breaking Ice Presented by: Winifred Haun & Dancers and Fused Muse Ensemble Benefiting: Awassa Children's Orphanage of Ethiopia Location: Link's Hall, Chicago Date: Oct. 16 Attending: 200 Raised:...
View ArticleAirline Routes-Oct. 27, 2014
Transaero will codeshare on 5X-daily Moscow-Istanbul service with Turkish Airlines . The Russian carrier has nine codeshare agreements with carriers including Aigle Azur, airBaltic, Austrian Airlines,...
View ArticleAmnesty says Ethiopia detains 5000 Oromos illegally since 2011
Ethiopia's government illegally detained at least 5,000 members of the country's most populous ethnic group, the Oromo, over the past four years as it seeks to crush political dissent, Amnesty...
View ArticleAid workers see hope as Ebola body count...
The Red Cross offered hope Tuesday of a turning point in the battle against the deadly west African Ebola outbreak, saying it had seen a dramatic drop in bodies collected in Liberia's capital. A body...
View ArticleEthiopians' self-confidence improving due to economic growth: British...
Addis Ababa, 29 October 2014 - The rapid economic growth registered in Ethiopia has created self-confidence among the public, Sir Alice Reed, founder and owner of the philanthropic organization...
View ArticleHPR Speakers confers with Chair of Japan-Africa parliamentary league
Addis Ababa, 28 October 2014 - Abadula Gemeda, Speaker of the House of People`s Representative of Ethiopia, who is in Tokyo leading parliamentary delegation, held talks in Tokyo with Ichiro Aisawa,...
View ArticleVanu Gopala Menon appointed as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia
Currently the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Menon will assume the position on Nov 10, taking the place of outgoing High Commissioner to Malaysia Ong Keng Yong. Mr Vanu Gopala...
View ArticleWatford granddaughter of Nobel Peace Prize nominee seeks support for hospital...
Sarah Hamlin, a Watford resident, has set up a fundraising event in collaboration with Hamlin Fistula UK , a charity exclusively supporting a hospital in Ethiopia founded by her grandparents in 1974....
View ArticleThousands of Ethiopians tortured by government while Britain hands ...
Thousands of Ethiopians have been tortured by the country's brutal security forces while Britain funnelled almost A 1billion in aid to the country's government, a damning report has revealed. Human...
View ArticleEthiopia - 30 years on
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View ArticleAll-Star Paul Durcan's Ethiopian project
Donegal footballer Paul Durcan and Edel Gannon at the GAA GPA All-Star Awards 2014, sponsored by Opel, in the Convention Centre, Dublin. Paul and Edel will be supporting projects in Ethiopia through Fr...
View ArticleClimate change a "threat multiplier" for farming-dependent states
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View ArticleViolence in the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia vs. Eritrea
The surprising success by opposition candidates in May's parliamentary elections, experts say. The opposition won 176 seats out of the 547-member parliament and polled particularly well in urban areas...
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